Richard Ridings
Richard Ridings | |
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| Born | Richard John Ridings September 19, 1958 Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England |
| Alma mater | Bretton Hall College Bristol Old Vic Theatre School |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse |
Catherine Jensen (m. 1983) |
| Children | Freya Ridings |
Richard John Ridings (born 19 September 1958) is an English actor. He portrayed Alan Ashburn in the ITV television drama Fat Friends, Mr. Lipa in the Academy Award-nominated World War II drama The Pianist (2002), Bernard Green in the BBC One comedy-drama Common as Muck, Mr. Bumble in the BBC series Dickensian, and is the voice of Daddy Pig in Peppa Pig. He trained as an actor at Bretton Hall College, then the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He is the father of singer-songwriter Freya Ridings.